Our Fortune 500 company is driving a digital transformation and looking for forward-thinking innovators to disrupt how our industry thinks about and uses technology. As one of the world's leading employee benefits providers, we help millions of people gain affordable access to benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures.

Are you an asker of questions, a solver of problems, and a challenger of the status quo? Our mission is to provide a differentiated customer experience and exceed the expectations people have of technology at any company — not just insurers.

We are seeking individuals to join our team of talented IT professionals who share never-ending passion and an unwavering focus on our customer experience. Team members comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced, and delivery-focused environment thrive in our environment where we value an entrepreneurial spirit and those who challenge the status-quo.

Unum is changing, and we’re excited about what’s next. Join us.

General Summary:

Unum is seeking an experienced Director of IT Delivery to lead our Colonial Life Products Team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of program and portfolio management, coupled with exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Additionally, you will lead your own delivery team as well as team of people managers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development, manage a portfolio of IT projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, use SDLC and agile methodologies to streamline project workflows and enhance delivery efficiency and build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including executive leadership, to ensure alignment and support for IT initiatives.

This is a hybrid opportunity, combining the benefits of in-office collaboration with the flexibility of remote work. The opportunity involves 3 days in the office and two days remote per week at either our Portland, ME or Chattanooga, TN campus.

Job Specifications

• Degree in computer science preferred, or relevant technical experience

• Has 8+ years' experience in an IT field, or equivalent relevant work experience.

• Prior management experience is preferred

• Strong preference for development and delivery capabilities supporting CLA IT Products or Enrollment Capabilities

• Ability to support multi-million-dollar initiative delivery, including rough order of magnitude estimations along with iterative hardening of estimates

• Ability to present initiative updates to Senior Leadership as well as supporting program updates across a spectrum of leaders

• Ability to interact with the Program and Project management functions to ensure delivery and financial alignment

• Ability to interact closely with the Finance and Program Management teams for budget, SOW, and financial tracking

• Demonstrates leadership in executing IT plans successfully that enable technical or business capabilities and address technology or business priorities

• Strong understanding of Agile/Lean leadership principles

• Exhibits courage by taking smart risks and encouraging others to do so; empowers innovative approaches by motivating others to be proactive and resourceful

• Has proven and demonstrated knowledge and skills in one or more technologies or industries

• Able to apply broad business and technology understanding of internal and external trends and capabilities, to ensure successful implementation of IT plans.

• Able to communicate a compelling vision and need for change that generates excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment to the process

• Demonstrates strategic and critical thinking capability

• Interacts with others, internally and externally, in a way that gives them confidence in their intentions and those of the organization

• Understands the business case for each deliverable undertaken and works with their manager and product owner to help ensure benefits are realized

• Has strong planning, communication and presentation skills, and the capability to listen and influence

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead multiple agile teams to build, enhance, transform, or support technology and business services, ensuring successful delivery of outcomes.

• Engage in strategic planning with business and IT stakeholders, providing direction, guidance, and recommendations on technology and architectural considerations.

• Define and manage a portfolio of change and roadmap, influencing IT and business leaders to achieve agreed business objectives.

• Collaborate with IT leadership across various disciplines, offering guidance and recommendations to address diverse business and technology needs, emphasizing optimized and timely delivery.

• Initiate and influence relationships with key stakeholders involved in IT plan management and implementation, acting as a point of contact for stakeholders, planners, designers, and operational business partners.

• Drive the application of the company's technical and architectural roadmap objectives in partnership with practice leaders.

• Utilize deep understanding of IT, emerging technologies, and technical capabilities to guide stakeholders and teams in developing, deploying, testing, and managing IT services.

• Ensure a strong, diverse talent and leadership pipeline to meet aggressive business goals, developing, coaching, and engaging people to higher performance levels.

• Support self-organizing teams by understanding their needs and facilitating management activities that promote self-organization.

• Ensure agile teams apply best software engineering practices, including test-driven development, peer reviews, continuous integration, unit and regression test automation, adherence to standards, and comprehensive 'definition of done.'

• Benchmark infrastructure and operations services to maintain appropriate cost and ensure end-to-end management and delivery of these services.

• Analyze patterns and trends to utilize key performance indicators and critical success factors, improving organizational performance.

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Our company is built on helping individuals and families, and this starts with our employees. We want employees to maintain a positive balance, which is why we provide access to the benefits and resources they need to invest in themselves. From our onsite fitness facilities and generous paid time off to employee professional development programs, we are committed to helping employees live and work their best – both inside and outside the office.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$109,100.00-$224,000.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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Unum